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Finance Process Lead (Charity Income) - Temporary (to 30/06/2028)
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Finance Process Lead (Charity Income) – Temporary (to 30/06/2028)
Salary: £50,544 to £59,464 (dependent on experience) Contract Type: Temporary (Fixed Term Contract or Secondment) Hours: Full Time Location: Hybrid (Poole, Dorset, England – occasional office attendance required) Closing Date: 28-06-2026 Reference: 21458
About Us
Our simplicity is purpose-driven: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch. You’ll join a dedicated, professional team behind the scenes—playing your role in saving lives.
This role is part of the Digital Transformation Programme Team, supporting a fixed-term mission to ensure the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Programme is delivered successfully.
Your Role
As Finance Process Lead, you’ll work alongside the Senior Finance Workstream Lead, ensuring seamless collaboration between Finance and the Digital Transformation Programme.
Key responsibilities include:
- Acting as a finance liaison, working cross-functionally with BAU representatives, business analysts, solutions architects, and project managers.
- Supporting the Mayor’s design of future-state finance processes, ensuring alignment with best practice, regulatory compliance, and strategic objectives.
- Guaranteeing financial reporting integrity—both internal and external—and acting as the subject matter expert for accounting, funds, and fraud risks, including managing legislative changes.
- Collaborating with IT and external vendors to configure systems, support testing, and drive data cleansing/migration.
- Leading the optimisation of critical finance processes, including:
- Forecast to Plan (F2P)
- Plan to Report (P2R)
- Source to Pay (S2P)
- Donate to Receive (D2R)
- Order to Cash (O2C)
- Enabling data-driven decision-making through streamlined financial reporting.
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Essential Requirements
You’ll be a meticulous problem-solver, balancing detail with strategic thinking while championing effective communication and stakeholder relationships.
Must-have qualities:
- Accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or
- Faithful qualification by significant experience if formal accreditation is incomplete.
- Substantial knowledge of core charity finance processes: F2P, P2R, S2P, O2C (Order to Cash), D2R (Donate to Receive), etc.
- Hands-on ERP system experience (e.g., SAP, Oracle, etc.) and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Strong understanding of charity sector finance operations, including restricted/unrestricted funds, grants, and donor reporting.
- Remarkable stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
- Ability to bridge business needs with technical solutions, translating finance demands into digital strategies.
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Desirable Qualities
- Experience with large-scale digital transformation in the NPO sector.
- Knowledge of data governance, reporting tools, and KPI/metrics design.
- Contributions to change management, user training, and process adoption.
Why Join Us?
With us, you’ll be part of a life-saving mission—transforming finance to drive impact. Our team thrives on strategic thinking and execution.
Plus, we value:
- Safeguarding – Fearless commitment to protecting every person under our care.
- Diversity & Inclusivity – We embrace unique perspectives from a diverse workforce.
- Purpose-driven work – Realising our Vision: To save Every One.
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Join RNLI: shape the future of data-driven finance—and help us save more lives.
Safeguarding Note: As part of recruitment, relevant checks will be conducted (UK-wide).
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